Outrage as Disney series, Andi Mack, features first gay teen
Disney Channel series “Andi Mack” has made history by depicting the network’s first teenage gay couple. But this has caused outrage among conservatives. The season three finale of the series,…
Arrest of Nigerian preacher sparks petition to protect street preachers in UK
More than 45,000 people have signed a petition demanding that the Home Office protect the rights of street preachers following the wrongful arrest of a Nigerian-born preacher. Christian Concern, a…
Christian girl, 14, kidnapped, forced into Islamic marriage
The parents of a 14-year-old Pakistani Christian girl who was abducted in July and forced into an Islamic marriage are now battling the justice system in an attempt to rescue…
Global markets rumble over US-China tariffs face-off
President Donald Trump’s threat Thursday to put 10% tariffs on the remaining $300 billion of Chinese imports that aren’t subject to his existing levies sent markets tumbling from Asia to…
Fourth Ebola case confirmed in Congo, raising fear of faster spread of virus
A fourth case of Ebola has been confirmed in the eastern Congo city of Goma, the government said late on Thursday, as the disease spreads in a city of…
Boeing to change 737 MAX flight-control software to address flaw – sources
Boeing Co plans further changes to the software architecture of the 737 MAX flight-control system to address a flaw discovered after a test in June, two people briefed on the…
Third ebola case confirmed in East Congo city of Goma as Rwanda closes border to DRC
The daughter of an Ebola patient in the eastern Congo city of Goma has contracted the virus, making her the third case in the city of one million which neighbours…
Second Ebola case in Congo’s main eastern city dies
The second patient to be diagnosed with Ebola in eastern Congo’s main city of Goma has died after he sought treatment too late and was already bleeding, the head of…
FIFA approves expansion of women’s World Cup to 32 teams in 2023
Football world governing body FIFA has approved the expansion of the Women’s World Cup from the existing 24 teams to 32 for the 2023 edition and reopened the bidding process…
About 15 Ethiopian migrants die of hunger and thirst in stranded boat – U.N. agency
At least 15 Ethiopians died after the boat trying to smuggle them into Yemen broke down and left them stranded in the sea without food or water for a week,…